TrainerTainment is a training company that services the Family Entertainment and other hospitality–driven markets who want to improve their sales teams, products, and guest service ability. Our company focuses on sales training in order to enhance promotions, events, birthday party programs, team building, and all other corporate and group outings. Developing people and teaching businesses how to create a thriving sales culture through great customer service are our primary goals. We believe our company can expand your business by implementing great sales programs as we train the front line! Currently, we serve the Family Entertainment Center marketplace which includes bowling centers, water parks, mini-golf, go-karts, skating rinks, and more. Our success is based on the fact that we can move quickly, we customize programs to suit individual companies, and our methods are proven and taught with passion and fun so that the results are serious and have “stickiness”! If you want your business to make more money and have fun doing it, then we should get together soon! We have worked at facilities all over the United States, and, in 2009, took an international leap and trained at the DEAL Trade show in Dubai. We’ve had the opportunity to be involved in education, key note presentations, and other training at more than 75 local, state, regional, and national trades shows and events.

Beth Standlee, Owner and President

When Beth Standlee isn't creating something new, she is recreating something else. Her energy is boundless and focused. That creativity and energy is the motivation behind the successful sales career that drives Beth to share her experience with others.

Beth’s sales experience has spanned more than 2 decades. In those 20 years, she has learned the know-how, know-when, and know-why of the exciting, evolutionary world of sales.

For the last 15 years, Beth has worked in the front line of sales management, consulted facilities across the country, and sold capital equipment to the entertainment industry where her annual sales were in the millions. Her focus has always been to create constant sales that are made easy through excellent customer service. She’s often a featured speaker at national and international trade shows and is a regular columnist, The Party Professor, for Replay Magazine. When you ask Beth why she started TrainerTainment, she'll say, “Creating TrainerTainment has been the best way for me to continue to learn and share my vision of helping businesses grow great people, and, in turn, experience greater success. When it comes right down to it, selling is all about relationships, and helping people learn more about this process helps me know I’m doing what I’m supposed to do!”

Beth is married to her husband, Jerry, of 29 years, and has 3 grown children, Jordan, Amanda, and Leslie. beth@trainertainment.net

Mary Southwick, Trainer/Bookkeeping
Mary works part time for Trainertainment as a trainer and bookkeeper. She works full time as a Special Education teacher in the Keller ISD. She has had previous experience in the Bowling Industry, working for Schumaker and Company, at their Cityview location in Fort Worth, Texas. Mary now lives in Keller, Texas with her husband, Rick. They have two grown daughters, Taylor and Lyndsey, and one grandson, Lex. mary@trainertainment.net

Sherry Howell, Payroll and CEO Support
Sherry Howell is part of Trainertainment's international division and jane of many trades. From payroll, to administrative details, to writing and editing, Sherry has had her hand in nearly every part of the business. She has a background in Employee Recognition and Community Relations from Bank of America in Dallas, TX. Sherry left the United States three years ago and has taught and trained both English and nonnative English speakers in Costa Rica and Peru in order to help them realize their goals through mastery of English and English training techniques. She currently works part time meeting Trainertainment's growing needs and will soon move to Hanoi, Vietnam with her husband, Nate. From her U.S. and international experience, she believes that customers everywhere are pretty similar. "They want to love you. They really want to love your products and your center and your staff. All you have to do is see that they get to!" sherry@trainertainment.net

Brooke Ballard, Marketing Director
Brooke graduated with distinction and honors from Penn State University where she completed her BA in Communications and a minor in English. As an honors student she completed thesis work, which focused on communication messaging though social-media forums. It is extremely exciting to have someone of her caliber at the helm of the marketing efforts for TrainerTainment. Her past work experience includes a position with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation from 2006 to 2009 as the Director of Special Events where through marketing and communication talents, she raised millions of dollars used to fund life-saving research for cystic fibrosis. brooke@trainertainment.net

Amanda Standlee, Director of the Sales Shopper Program
Amanda holds a degree in Psychology from Texas State University, and she is an English teacher, yoga instructor, and massage therapist. She has worked throughout the world; as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kyrgyzstan, an English teacher in Istanbul, Turkey, and a yoga instructor in Austin, Texas. Amanda began working with TrainerTainment early in 2010, and she is now the Director of the Sales Shopper Program that helps centers dramatically increase their birthday program. She currently lives on Maui where she is actively pursuing to expand both upon her work with TrainerTainment, and her personal interests in the Health and Wellness industry. amanda@trainertainment.net

Dave Patton, Instructional Designer
Dave is an instructional designer for the TrainerTainment team. His focus will be to create interactive scenario-based eLearning courses that dare learners to achieve desired skills; and they will achieve SERIOUS RESULTS because these courses will be FUN. Dave earned his BS in Psychology from Texas A&M and his MS in Organizational Leadership & Supervision from Purdue University. He is a certified Microsoft Office Specialist who loves designing completely un-boring PowerPoint presentations. Most recently, Dave worked for Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation as an eLearning Designer and Corporate Training Instructor. dave@trainertainment.net

Matt Hoyt, IT Support
Matt has a BS in Computer Science with a minor in General Business and currently getting a Masters degree in Computer Science at the University of North Texas. He also works at the university as a research assistant. Matt has worked at a bowling pro shop for 9 years and was an intern at Verizon working on web applications for reporting, call escalations, and project management.